The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-17
Meet and Proclaim Faith and Con-
fldence In the Future Of
the CITY.
IMMIGRATION AND MANUFACTO.
RES THE FACTORS NEEDED
To Cause the Bluff City to Distance
and OvershadOw All Her
Rivals.
PITHY RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
BY MAI. GEO. b. FLEECE.
The Entire Field OF Necessity to
Growth and Expansion APPLY
Covered.

Some 200 bushes, and other rep
resentative man appeared at the
Merchants Exchange yesterday fore
noon, in order to participate in an
adjourned meeting for the pHrpose OF
hearing some valuable aud practical
suggestions from practical men, in or.
der to give direction and force to the
movement 30 happily inauguraied at
the meeting of the 9th instant held at
the Merchants Exchange.
The meeting was called to order by
tho president Of the Exchange, Capt.
j. II. Martin, who suggested that a
presiding fficer should be selected
from the body of ths meeting. Mr.
B. NJ. Estes was then selected as chair
man, and the members Of the press
present were requested to act as sec
retalies. Chairman Estes stated that
the objects OF the called meeting were
we'll known-vZ to advance the in
terests Of Memphis in the way Of i'm
migration and manufactures.
Calls were made for the report Of
the committee appointed at the meet
ing OF the 9th inetant. DR.. d. L. Por-
ter, chairman of the committee, arose
and said that he had nothing to do
with the calling OF the present meeting
aud the committee would not be ready
to report before some time next week.
RESOLUTIONS OFFERED.
Col. George B. Fleece said he had
prepared some resolutions, which he
offered to the meeting forAadoption.
Memphis Is now the third cotton
market In the United States. Its natu
rally tributary territory embraces
region which produces two-thirds Of
the cotton grown upon the continent,
and 1t may be fairly assumed that
with present railroad and river faciI-
| tiles, and the prospective construction
OF one more road direct 10 the heart OF
| the cotton regions OF Texas, Mtmphis
must become the chief cotton mart Of
the world. This single TACT alone,
demonstrsbe upon mere glance at
its geog, phicsl position and lines of
transportation, promises an Increase
OF our mercantile population and
wealth up 10 the measure OF the or.
binary BUSH ess incident to the ham
ding of this commodity. It is but
reasonable to expect the population of
Memphis to increase pari passu with the
| increase in it's cotton trade. When
Memphis reaches population end
commands a capital sufficient to C IN
| troll this immense cotton trade, 1t will
have reached the limit OF its growth
as cotton market and still will be far
below the standard of great city.
Great cities are composite structures
they are arenas upon which meet in
reciprocal and harmonious play the
Two cardinal factors of all wealth and
progress, to.wit, production and ex-
III ange, with many other elem ents,
diverse and multifarious, OF leRser yet
important values. That city which ia
60 situa ed ss to command the largest
bulk and variety OF raw material has
reached the main condition of maxi
mum growth and prosperity only
when 1t has created superior facilities
for the couvesion of its raw material
into properties OF greater value, sn1
perfectt d system OF railroads over
which an active, easy and economical
transfer Of freight and passengers may
be accomplished. To these primary
and indispensable conditions OF pros
porous and populous ciy must be
added site for city favorable to
permsnence and large territorial ex-
paneion, salubrious climate, and
homes, institutions, d social fscili-
ties in variety sufficient to attract and
"a isfy the diversified tastes and con-
ditions OF a population ranging from
the lowest to the highest degree of
| ~. ho 40 dtt IN
upon the bluffs, with ample room for
expansion, over high and picturesque
and healthy suburb. We have the
great river and eleven railroads cen.
terinR here. We have the naturally
tributary territory, both in mineral
and agricultural products.
To complete these conditions OF
greatness the means are 80 obvious
aud easily practicable that it would
seem that 10 formulate them and
gain for them general approval and Co.
operative effort to put them in force
would be all that is required to make
Memphis great city.
Responding TO the call for q meet
ing designed to inaugurate m asures of
progress for Memphis, we would
recommend the following as supple
mentRry to the admirable resolutions
passed at similar m seting on the oh
| instant.
First-Encourage aud assist every
railroad enterprise that offers an ok.
tension OF our trade, an enlargement
| of transportation facilities and an in
crt ase in our 'axsble properties.
Second-Connsct the railroad sys-
tenn OF Memphis by one belt line, of
gauge Uniform with the system aud
tracke, affjfding natural and easy con.
nections of all.
Third.--0n the otlter line OF this
belt road select suitable sites for
manufactures and warehouses, and
sell them upon easy terms 60 manu-
faclurers, aud in amounts large
enough to admit the EFT ction of ali
suitable buildings, including cottsges
| for the operatives.
Fourth Cherish and support with
the utmost liberality, schools, churches
and Institutions Of learning, open and
dedicate as q public drive one grand
pleasure road, circumventinR the city,
and upon the line Of this road open,
adorB and beantify q beautiful park,
or pleasure garden.
Fifth--A system OF advertisement
conducted upon business principles by
q real estate exchange or by some
agency supported by real estate
brokers; advertise to the world the
fact that Memphis has been since the
year 1880 as healthfal place of resi-
dence as any city Of equal population
on the continent; that Memphis is
the commercial center OF a tributary
territory larger than that Of any other
city in the UGited States, and
richer in mineral and agricul-
tural wealth; that Memphis Is
now gaining In the cotton
trade more than 100000 bales a year;
that her mercantile trade is extending
and her population increasing with
even greater rapidity; that her rail.
road and river Syesn Of trausp 1rta-
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